[vsnet-grb 188043] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Oct 12 09:42:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.264d {+17h 09m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.407d {-36d 24' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 275.502d
SLEW_TIME:       34980.00 SOD {09:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16224 TJD;   298 DOY;   12/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J1709.1-3624 
TGT_NUM:         35096,   Seg_Num: 67
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       209.23d {+13h 56m 56s}  -11.95d {-11d 57' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         49.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.64d {+21h 58m 33s}   -6.74d {-06d 44' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        71.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.52,  2.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      259.49,-13.43 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 8.02,15.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.